Guatemalan general election, 1957
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General elections were held in Guatemala
on 20 October 1957. Miguel Ortiz Passarelli won the presidential election. However, the elections were nullified on 23 October 1957 following protests against electoral fraud.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
on 20 October 1957. Miguel Ortiz Passarelli won the presidential election. However, the elections were nullified on 23 October 1957 following protests against electoral fraud.
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Ortiz Passarelli | MDN National Democratic Movement (Guatemala) National Democratic Movement was a Guatemala military-backed party formed in 1954 by President Carlos Castillo Armas.It was the ruling party from 1954 until 1958.... -PUA Party of Anticommunist Unification Party of Anticommunist Unification . PUA was a far right-wing party in Guatemala.The Party was founded in 1948 by General Francisco Javier Arana, a presidential candidate in the election of 1950... -PL-PLAG |
241,335 | 51.64 |
| Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes General José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes was President of Guatemala from 2 March 1958 to 31 March 1963. He took power following the murder of Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas.... |
PRDN National Democratic Reconciliation Party National Democratic Reconciliation Party . PRDN was a moderate conservative party in Guatemala.The PRDN was founded in 1950 by General Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes.... -PLA-PIACO Independent Anti-Communist Party of the West Independent Anti-Communist Party of the West , PIACO.Guatemalan right-wing party, founded in 1953. The leading anti-Communist party in the Western part of Guatemala. Leader: Inez Nuño. PIACO fought against the government of Arbenz. After the coup in 1954 supported the government Carlos Castillo Armas... |
173,365 | 37.10 |
| Miguel Asturias Quiñóne | Guatemalan Christian Democracy Guatemalan Christian Democracy The Guatemalan Christian Democracy , founded 24 August 1955, was a political party in Guatemala. It was a moderate reformist party, although also anti-Communist. It first won congressional seats in [Guatemalan parliamentary election, 1955|1955]]. In 1957, it contested presidential elections but... |
52,600 | 11.26 |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | ||
| Total | 467,300 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||